Monday, May 9, 2016

NAGL EARNS FOURTH OVERALL AT TEUTSCHENTHAL

German star Max Nagl
narrowly misses out on MXGP podium result at home GP

Racing in front of his
home crowd, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl wrapped up
round seven of the Motocross World Championship with fourth overall at the GP
of Germany.

Suffering with illness
since the beginning of the week, Nagl had to dig deep in both MXGP motos.
Getting a great jump out of the gate he raced a strong first moto to cross the
line in third place. Again starting well in the second moto, Nagl battled for a
place on the overall podium but saw his chances of a top three result ended
when he lost the front end of his Husqvarna in a slow-speed corner. Quickly
picking himself up and regrouping he crossed the finish line sixth. Earning the
same amount of points as eventual third placed rider Evgeny Bobryshev, Nagl
secured fourth overall due to a lower moto two result.

For Nagl’s MXGP
teammate Christophe Charlier the GP of Germany was further proof the Frenchman
has the speed to fight for top honours in the class. Blasting his way to a
perfect start in MXGP’s moto one, Christophe was first into the first corner
but made a small mistake, which allowed Tony Cairoli to officially claim the
holeshot. Holding on to second position for the first four laps, Charlier rode
a smart race to cross the line in a strong fourth. Not letting a first corner
crash ruin his second moto he battled hard from last to cross the line in 13th
position.

Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing’s MX2 rider Max Anstie raced an impressive opening
moto battling his way from 10th in the first few corners to third at the
chequered flag. The Brit returned stronger in moto two to grab a convincing
lead a few corners after the gate dropped. Leading the way for the most part of
the race, Anstie frustratingly hit a soft spot on the track while landing from
a big jump and fell. Picking himself up he crossed the line fifth to wrap up
the GP with fourth overall.

Continuing to build on
his speed in his second World Championship outing, 16-year-old Conrad Mewse
raced his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna FC 250 to 27th overall in MX2 class.
Improving on his lap times compared to his MX2 debut a week ago, the young Brit
battled from the back of the pack in both motos to earn 21/23 results.

The Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing team will return to action at round eight of the FIM
Motocross World Championship in Italy on May 14/15.

Max Nagl: “It
was a really tough weekend for me as I caught the flu a few days ago and that
didn’t allow me to race at my full potential. I was happy to get another good
start in moto one. I quickly found myself in third and fought hard retaining
this spot until the end of the moto. Then in moto two I was racing in third
again. I pushed hard knowing I could make it to the overall podium but made a
small mistake in a corner and ended up crashing. I went on to finish sixth to
earn the same points as Bobryshev but my second moto score kept my away from
the podium. A tough GP is over and now I’ll do my best to be 100% again next
weekend in Italy.”

Christophe Charlier: “It
was a very positive weekend. I felt good on the hard-packed terrain and my
riding was pretty good too. All the hard work we’ve been putting in is starting
to bring us the results we’re all looking for. I got a great start in moto one
leading the pack to the first corner. My riding was good and I ended up getting
fourth, which is my best moto result so far in the season. In moto two I hit
the ground hard in the first corner but got back on my bike and tried to push
as hard as I could. I think crossing the line in 13th position shows the speed
is there to fight with the top guys.”

Max Anstie: “Despite
us being a bit unlucky in moto two it was a good weekend and I feel that we’ve
made a few more steps in the right direction. We could have won the second race
and it felt so nice to be in that position. I was leading the race with less
than ten minutes to go but jumped a bit too far, landing in a spot I shouldn’t
have landed on and crashed. The track was pretty soft and that made things
worse. That’s the way it goes and luckily I’m pretty solid now and haven’t hurt
myself. We now have to get things sorted out again and head to the next round
in Italy to do battle for the top.”

Conrad Mewse: “This
might just be my second GP but already I feel we’re making progress. We’re at a
good place with the bike and its setup. It’s all working great but I need to
fix a few things on my side, the starts being one of them. The lap times are
good enough for me to run inside the top ten in MX2. Obviously, if you don’t
get the start it’s very difficult to stay close to the top but we’re working
hard on it now. It’s a very difficult class so at the moment my goal is to get
two solid motos inside the top 15 and then start building on that.”